New Teacher Workshop Chris Chiaverina Diane Riendeau

The Learning Cycle Learning Cycle L

Engage Hooks – Create Interest – Generate Curiosity – Raise Questions – Discrepant Events

The Learning Cycle Learning Cycle L

Explore Explorations or Smorgasbords – Provides common base of concrete experiences – Fosters engagement, interest and curiosoity – Reduces scientific anxiety – Students work together with little or no teacher instruction. – Encourages student constructed explanations – Brings misconceptions to light

The Learning Cycle Learning Cycle L

Explain Classroom discussion – Teacher draws on students’ experiences and questions – More teacher directed – May include video, computer simulations, people demos – Structured labs

The Learning Cycle Learning Cycle L

Extend Large scale labs Practical applications Make and Takes – Fosters a deeper understanding of material – Allows students to express understanding to peers – Allows for peer review

The Learning Cycle Learning Cycle L

Evaluate Formal and Informal Assessments – LISTEN – Lab write-ups – Procedureless Labs – Traditional summary – assessments